The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-28
VETERAN WARRIORS.
Incoming Trains Constantly Swelling the
Number in the St. Louis Camp.
Gray Haired Soldiers From Every Section
Gathering 10 Renew Old Times-Rem-
iniscences of the War.

ST. LOUIS, September pa National sa.
lutte from Camp Washington heralded
the dawnlng of day and aroused the army
of visitors and the committee whose duties
called them to the early trains. The
cloads that had gathered early Sunday
evening dritted over the city, but fine
mist dampened the atmosphere early this
morning and gradually increased into
steady disagreeable rain, which con-
tinues at this writing. The first trains of
the early morning brought more warriors,
more visitors and many children. The
West and South poured in It's great crowds
steadily as the rain dripped through the
clouds, and Kansas with the grasshopper
badges came in force, joining Nebraska's
corn badged fellows at the camp Washing
ton park. The gray haired warriors and
sturdy farmers filed from the depots with
grips in hand and blankets thrown over
their shoulder, asking only for tent while
the women and children toddled behind,
prepared for anything. The gloom of the
Gay was dispelled by the shrek of the fife
and beat of the drum, while lively airs
from many bands indicated the spirit that
rs wrapped mp in blouse and spangled
with brass buttons and copper badges.
The Pacific slope had scarcely settled down
before the nearer west poured in with Col
orado, Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas.
Iowa and Missouri contingents reported
msny men and announced the coming of
thousands more. Several hundred have
reported from Pennsylvania. Early in
the morning Kentucky posts escorted their
Department Commander to his headquar-
tiers and then moved out to the tented
fields, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois quickly
passed through the streets seeking shelter
and greeting friends and comrades.
"REMINISCENCES.
In the tents groups of men assembled
for protection from the rain with heads to-
gether, reviewing the past and drifting
into the "reminiscences OF the long past terri
BILE struggle The jovial shout betokens a
reminder of some camp frolic, and many
stories follow. Camp life sarely brings
the old times back, and such days as this
sre in light contrast to the mud and cruel
weather of the Shenandoah valley, with
solid streets to march upon, the mud
scarcely thick enough to splash, the warm
air damp and gloomy enough to remind.
but not so deep or heavy as TO mar or him
der the pleasure of the gathering.
By noon the railroads had brought in
10. 600 citizen soldiers and many more of
their households. at the depots and the
camps all seemed confusion, but order
quickly assumed command and the search
for old regiments and old friends began at
once.
Many brother or a friend a waited at
the train or camp the coming of one whom
he had not seen since the grand review at
Washington, The regiments had depar Led
to be scattered, and so well had the work
been done that in a radius of 3 600 miles
their homes are found. To facilitate the
scar CHI, the Kansss camp have arranged
their tents in groups and marked them for
different States, that the member of a
Kansas G.. A. r. Post might rest in his
regimental tent. All commanders and
honored guests move through the throng,
and in the rush escape committees and
quietly seek rest in hotel rooms or pri-
Yate house.